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September 25, 2026

Capt. Stu Caulder releases a big puppy drum caught in the marshes off the Cape Fear River.

Cape Fear puppy drum really on the prowl

Jerry Dilsaver

The puppy drum in the Cape Fear region are biting more like bulldogs than puppies. […]

Solitary reds

Bryan Bowers

On any June weekend, most boat landings near Beaufort are full to capacity, and traffic on popular rivers like the Broad is going full tilt. When the usual spots are just too crowded, the Coosaw River is a great option for anglers looking for a little more room to breathe. […]

Jeff Wolfe catches plenty of tripletail in the lower Cape Fear River, most of them larger than this specimen.

A Tale of Three Tails

Jerry Dilsaver

If not for wearing polarized sunglasses, it would have been impossible to see the dark shape under the crab-pot float in one of the bays off the lower Cape Fear River. […]

Dolphin were the No. 1 fish for recreational anglers in North Carolina waters in 2011, with 3.5 million pounds hitting the docks.

Commercial fishermen continue to take most of North Carolina’s saltwater bounty

Craig Holt

North Carolina’s commercial and recreational fishermen saw harvests decline slightly in 2011, but for-profit fishing continued to lead all landings by weight and income by a large margin. […]

Flybuoy, a boat out of Charleston, S.C., won the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament with this 499.3-pound blue marlin caught on the first of six competition days.

Flybuoy holds on to win Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament with opening-day marlin

From News Reports

A blue marlin caught the first morning of competition hung on through five days of competition, and the crew of the boat that caught it walked away with the first-prize money in the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament on Saturday in Morehead City. […]

Josh Warren was bass fishing when hauled this huge catfish out of Lake Wylie on Sunday after it hit a jig.

Shallow-water catfish bite great at Lake Wylie thanks to high water levels

Matt Coffey

Josh Warren and his buddy Tyler Watts were out for what they thought would be just another day of bass fishing this past Sunday on Lake Wylie. […]

Maynard Edwards likes fishing Tuckertown Lake during June for shallow-water largemouths.

Tuckertown bass heat up as summer approaches

Craig Holt

Anglers who spend time on the Yadkin River impoundments talk about High Rock Lake as the gold standard of the chain’s bass fisheries, but during June, nothing is finer in Central Carolina than Tuckertown Lake. […]

The Inspiration's 437.7-pound blue marlin took over second place in the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament on Tuesday.

Inspiration moves into second place in Big Rock

From News Reports

Inspiration captain Casey Wagner, Morehead City, and angler Terry Clark, Beaufort, landed a 437.7-pound blue marlin Tuesday to grab second place in the 54th Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament during the competition’s second day. […]

Jackson Lowder hoists a pair of bragging-sized Lake Wateree white perch as his father, Steve, looks on.

White perch finding some followers among Lake Wateree anglers

Brian Cope

The white perch is the bane of anglers and fisheries managers because they are not native to South Carolina, and they push out other, more desirable species. […]

The Carnivore's 528-pound blue marlin was declared the winner of the 2010 Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament after the apparent winner was disqualified for a rules violation.

Appeals court upholds 2010 Big Rock disqualification

Jerry Dilsaver

The N.C. Court of Appeals voted 2-1 on June 5 to uphold an earlier ruling that officials with the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament were correct when they disqualified a million-dollar catch in the 2010 tournament – bringing them one step closer to resolution through a legal process that has lasted more than a year. […]